Career
Prior to entering parliament, Benson-Lidholm was a teacher and taught at Mount Barker Senior High School and at the school of Distance Education.
Prior to entering parliament, Benson-Lidholm was a teacher and taught at Mount Barker Senior High School and at the school of Distance Education.
He is currently the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Agricultural Region and Deputy President of the Legislative Council. Elected to Parliament in the 2005 state election he is a member of the Australian Labor Party.